Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCWA_Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
ESCWA_Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 7.85 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCWA_Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCWA_Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) recorded 7.85 for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCWA_Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) peaked at 8.62 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.85, in 2022.
ESCWA_Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ranks 66th of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in ESCWA_Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.39 | — |
| 2001 | 8.44 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.5 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 8.49 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 8.57 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 8.62 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 8.58 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 8.56 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.49 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 8.5 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.49 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.47 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.46 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 8.43 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.41 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.38 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.34 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.25 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 8.16 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.08 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 8.06 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.95 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.85 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.51 | 8.39 | 8.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.35 | 8.08 | 8.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.96 | 7.85 | 8.06 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA_Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
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- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 3.22 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 42.08 (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCWA_Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in ESCWA_Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was 7.85 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCWA_Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.62 in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in ESCWA_Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.85 in 2022.
- How does ESCWA_Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- ESCWA_Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ranks 66th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in ESCWA_Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA_Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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